The read
It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
The film uses delicacy and humor to describe the authoritarian functioning of a typically Brazilian 1950 family in Rio de Janeiro. The family is headed by a matriarch anxiously waiting for the night to hear Carlos Lacerda. The intense emotional plot highlights the absurdity of the characters' behavior.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Domingos de OliveiraWriter
- Domingos de OliveiraDirector
Cast
- Fernanda MontenegroDona Mocinha
- Raul GuaranáRodriguinho
- Priscilla RozenbaumConceição
- Paulo BettiHenrique
- Ricardo KosovskiOrlando
- Nanda CostaIracema
- Maria FlorAdalgisa
- Lucca ValorRicardinho
- Fernando GomesManoel
- José Roberto OliveiraPinheiro
- Clemente ViscaínoJosé
- Renata PaschoalMaria Augusta
Themes
rio de janeirofamily relationships1950s